Time Your ReadingIf you are like most bloggers and self-employed people, you want to learn how
to read fast just to keep current in your industry and to gain valuable information for yourself and to share with others.
If you read all the available and useful information word for word,
you'll wind up spending all your time reading and not have time for
anything else.
These 9 Steps for Increasing your Reading Speed will
help you to experience reading, not as a chore to be put off as long as
you can, but as an enjoyable and satisfying skill as well as another way to take control of your future.
You can learn to read faster by following these 9 steps:
1.
Take at least one minute to review the material before reading it.
First, skim to get a feel of what the piece contains, then the
introductory material, section and chapter titles, index, and any other
signposts. Next, treat the body of the text as a series of paragraphs,
each paragraph being a self-contained unit with his own message to
convey.
As soon as you have grasped the message, move immediately onto the next paragraph and repeat the process.
2.
Become an active, rather than a passive reader.
Instead of reading
individual words, actively search out the important, descriptive, and
meaningful ideas. Don't get bogged down in details. Move rapidly over
the material.
3. Develop the knack of concatenation (linking two
things together).
Stop reading one word at a time and develop the habit
of joining several words and repeating them as one unit. Learn to read
by thought units rather than by individual words. You should take in
between four and six words in a single glance.
4. Don't linger or
reread words, phrases, or sentences.
As difficult as it may be to break
this non-productive habit, doing so will pay tremendous dividends. One
way you can do this is to place a small slip of paper over the lines you
have just read.
5. If your time permits, read at least one hour
every day.
Break it up into 20 minute segments, if necessary, and both
select your reading materials carefully and find an optimum reading
speed. Get rid of distractions and concentrate on what you are reading.
6. Eliminate poor physical habits such as sounding out the words in silent reading. This step doesn't need any further explanation.
7.
Watch for the signpost in reading.
Signposts are words or phrases which
tell you in a split second whether there's going to be an abrupt change
in the author's trend of thought or whether, on the contrary, the
writer is really going to add more details to what is already been said.
Some of the common turn about signals are: but, despite, on the
contrary, however, nonetheless, yet, and rather. When you see these
words you know instantaneously that the author is about to introduce a
thought that is in opposition to the one he has just stated.
8.
While you shouldn't sacrifice comprehension for speed, make a conscious
effort to increase your reading speed. Still, make sure you understand
what you are reading.
9.Reinforce what you read. At the earliest
opportunity, think back on what you learned in your last reading
session. Review the important points and any related information relayed
by the author.
To make it easy, here are 5 questions you can
ask yourself about what you read, What was the piece about? What
important information was presented? What, if any, opinions did the
writer present? What is your opinion of the piece? Name one element of
the piece that makes it stand apart. This procedure helps to firmly
implant the information in your memory.
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Thanks for these points. Lately, speed reading courses has been receiving rave from students of all kinds. In today's ultra-fast paced society, conversational skills has become an important asset which requires the reading proficiency.
Comprehending the main context of the topic in the least amount of time calls for the skills of rapid reading. This has incited the government to begin introducing speed reading programs at the learning institutes. Now, courses are available online that allows you to practice accelerated reading.
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